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Chapter 8: Transmitting the Korean Wave
Fashion Field Notes from Yogyakarta, Or Memetic Resonances in the Korean Style

Fashion Field Notes from Yogyakarta, Or Memetic Resonances in the Korean Style

Before July, I knew next to nothing about Indonesia, much less Yogyakarta, before flying off to a conference there to present a 15-minute…
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Michael Hurt
Chapter 7: Pioneering K-SPACE: Staging the Korean Style
Coolness, Consumption and the New Playground — Korean Spatial Regimes and the…

Coolness, Consumption and the New Playground — Korean Spatial Regimes and the…

These days, and as a sociologist who has become quite entranced with places pregnant with Koreanness, I have become interested in the idea…
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Michael Hurt
Exploring K-Spaces: The New Playgrounds of Seoul

Exploring K-Spaces: The New Playgrounds of Seoul

Back in 2015, after a conference presentation in which I likened the new use of public spaces in Seoul to “noriteo” (놀이터) in terms of their…
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Michael Hurt
Chapter 6: On Reading K-POP and the Culture Industry
Dragging K-POP Onto the Global Stage

Dragging K-POP Onto the Global Stage

Put simply, there’s a lot going on in the realm of clothing amongst young Koreans struggling with the burden of finding and asserting…
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Michael Hurt
Gender, “Visual Rebellion,” and Why Identity Is Such a Drag

Gender, “Visual Rebellion,” and Why Identity Is Such a Drag

The days when drag queens were just gay men who dressed up flamboyantly in women’s clothes were such simple times. It seems pretty simple —…
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Michael Hurt
The Rhizomatic, Hypermodern Cinematic Universe of Blackpink’s “Kill This Love” Video

The Rhizomatic, Hypermodern Cinematic Universe of Blackpink’s “Kill This Love” Video

Rhizomatic, Hypermodern Space
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Michael Hurt
Chapter 5: Why You Should Care about Korean Fashion
Why You Should Care about Korean Street Fashion…and Korean Shit in General

Why You Should Care about Korean Street Fashion…and Korean Shit in General

Fashion Is Important, But Not for the Clothes
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Michael Hurt
Korean Street Fashion Theory: Feminist Critique through Clothing and Feminist Theatre Practice

Korean Street Fashion Theory: Feminist Critique through Clothing and Feminist Theatre Practice

Put simply, there’s a lot going on in the realm of clothing amongst young Koreans struggling with the burden of finding and asserting…
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Michael Hurt
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